Adesmia muricata LC Taxonomic Authority: (Jacq.) DC.  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Adesmia affinis Hook. f. Adesmia dentata (Lag.) DC. Adesmia gilliesii Hook. & Arn. Adesmia hedysaroide (Schrank) Hauman Adesmia muricata Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Adesmia muricata Bertero ex Steud. Adesmia muricata va (Hook. f.) Burkart Adesmia muricata va Arechav. Adesmia muricata va Burkart Aeschynomene dent Lag. Hedysarum muricatu Jacq. Hedysarum pimpinelli Poir. Patagonium grandide Rusby Patagonium hedysar Schrank Patagonium muricatu (Jacq.) Kuntze

Upper Level Taxonomy Kingdom: PLANTAE Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA Order: FABALES Family: LEGUMINOSAE Lower Level Taxonomy Rank: Infra- rank name:  Plant Hybrid Subpopulation: Authority:

General Information Distribution Adesmia muricata has been collected from Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Peru, Chile and Brazil.

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 1400  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 0  Antarctic Map Status: Depth  Australasian Upper limit:  Neotropical Lower limit:  Oceanian Depth Zones  Palearctic  Shallow photic  Bathyl  Hadal  Indomalayan  Photic  Abyssal  Nearctic Population There is currently no data available relating to the population size of this taxon.

Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology This taxon has been found on sandy soils and beaches.

System Movement pattern Crop Wild Relative  Terrestrial  Freshwater  Nomadic  Congregatory/Dispersive  Is the species a wild relative of a crop?  Marine  Migratory  Altitudinally migrant

Growth From Definition Forb or Herb Biennial or perennial herbacaeous plant, also termed a Hemicryptophyte

Threats This taxon is not considered to be subject to any major threats at present.

Past Present Future 13 None    Conservation Measures There are a number of protected areas within the species range, but seeds are yet to be collected and stored by a seed bank as a method of ex-situ conservation.

In Place Needed 3 Research actions   3.2 Population numbers and range   3.5 Threats   3.9 Trends/Monitoring   4 Habitat and site-based actions   4.4 Protected areas   5 Species-based actions   5.7 Ex situ conservation actions   5.7.2 Genome resource bank  

Countries of Occurrence

PRESENCE ORIGIN Year Breeding Non- Passage Possibly Extinct Presence Native Introduced Re- Vagrant Origin Round Season breeding migrant extinct uncertain Introduced uncertain only season only Argentina             Bolivia             Brazil             Rio Grande do Sul             Chile             Peru             Uruguay            

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 4 Grassland 1 Suitable Unset 4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1 Suitable Unset 13 Marine Coastal/Supratidal 1 Suitable Unset 13.3 Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Sand Dunes 1 Suitable Unset

Species Utilisation  Species is not utilised at all

Trend in the level of wild offtake/harvest in relation to total wild population numbers over the last five years: Trend in the amount of offtake/harvest produced through domestication/cultivation over the last five years: CITES status: Not listed

IUCN Red Listing Red List Assessment: (using 2001 IUCN system) Least Concern (LC)

Red List Criteria: Date Last Seen (only for EX, EW or Possibly EX species): Is the species Possibly Extinct?  Possibly Extinct Candidate?  Rationale for the Red List Assessment This taxon has a large geographical distribution and is not considered to be subject to any major threats at present. A rating of Least Concern has therefore been given. Reason(s) for Change in Red List Category from the Previous Assessment:  Genuine Change  Nongenuine Change  No Change  Genuine (recent)  New information  Taxonomy  Same category  Genuine (since first assessment)  Knowledge of Criteria  Criteria Revisio and criteria  Incorrect data used  Other  Same category but previously change in criteria Current Population Trend: Stable Date of Assessment: 08/09/2010 Name(s) of the Assessor(s): Groom, A. Evaluator(s): Notes:

% population decline in the past: Time period over which the past decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): % population decline in the future: Time period over which the future decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): Number of Locations: Severely Fragmented: Number of Mature Individuals:

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